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wkohler wrote:So, yeah, the system does seem to serve a purpose, but did it get him to actually look at the light hisself or did he just tell you that the check light wasn't going out? Honestly sounds like something he could have tackled if he's driving the car.

Just sayin'.

Well, in his defense, his primary motive for asking me was to be his eyes behind the car to see if the brake lights were working or not. It just started acting up yesterday morning; he mentioned it when he came home around 2, which is uncharacteristically prompt for him. He knows what to look for and what to do now, so all is well.

Stage two tune up, catalytic converter and wash thanks to Pacific Motorsports.

The easy part's done. I ordered a pan gasket.
Tomorrow...

Pulled the sump. Took me 45 mins, pretty happy with that. Now just waiting on the new gasket and replacement sump, and then put it all back together. Next on the cards, steering box mount fix.

Swapped out the front speakers for some A/D/S 4" Mids....sounds good!

Jump started it for the middle son, again. Gotta do some electrical t-shooting on that thing to figure out what's draining the battery, but cannot find the time! Wonder if Andy makes house calls.

Saturday: spark plugs, oil change, air filter, and replaced leaky grommet for the washer tank.

Today: powerflex ucabs.

changed the earthing (if that the word) cable from my altenator and created a new gear boot...i will see the outcome of that since its not finished yet...

tried to copy that:
http://www.schmiedmann.com/5_series/E28 ... .htm#14103

the black suede one...

any hint on what badge could i possibly use...?

Installed a SAAB 9000 sunroof, as well as an M30B35 starter. Total time to install both was roughly 3.5 hours. Not too shabby.

Next week will be a Motronic 1.3 conversion.

I did a rad flush and changed the fuel filter.

Sold it.

davintosh wrote:Sold it.

DangerWillRbnsn wrote:

davintosh wrote:Sold it.

Time for some shopping!!

figured out why the clutch wouldn't disengage.

davintosh wrote:Sold it.

??!?!?!?!?!??

EDIT: That's my way of asking for more details.

sQuirly wrote:

figured out why the clutch wouldn't disengage.

WTF is that? Critter nest?

sQuirly wrote:

figured out why the clutch wouldn't disengage.

Whaaaat is that?!

oldskool wrote:

DangerWillRbnsn wrote:

davintosh wrote:Sold it.

Time for some shopping!!

Not just yet... Gotta keep working on wifey prep before I shoot for something nicer. Patience, Glasshoppah.

rmiddendorf wrote:

davintosh wrote:Sold it.

??!?!?!?!?!??

EDIT: That's my way of asking for more details.

It's not going far, and will still be under my purview, sorta. My 18 year old son is buying it.
He's been driving the car since I got the 735i, but he's been chomping at the bit to buy something of his own. He's done a lot of car shopping, and I think he just got sick of all the crap he found and the stupidity of so many of the sellers. The eta is a known quantity for him, is reasonably reliable, and doesn't take a rocket surgeon to fix. Plus we're giving him a screaming deal on it, and he doesn't have to pay sales tax on the purchase. Oh, and title transfer between family members is only like $6. That way it will be his car, not mine. Makes a difference to him I guess; he's happy, I'm happy.

Yup; he's a sharp kid. I'm sure he'll be hanging around here sometime in the future.

sQuirly wrote:

figured out why the clutch wouldn't disengage.

X2

1st 5er wrote:

sQuirly wrote:

figured out why the clutch wouldn't disengage.

X2

just a little insulation

even mice need to stay warm.

whats interesting is they got that big nut in there.

sQuirly wrote:
just a little insulation

even mice need to stay warm.

whats interesting is they got that big nut in there.

Wow; how long had it been sitting unused for them to do that? Industrious little buggers!

sQuirly wrote:

figured out why the clutch wouldn't disengage.

I'm guessing in the future the starter and splash pan will be firmly in place?

my guess is 3 or more years in a field.

broke my drivers side seat belt receiver somehow. no more seatbelts in the front. yay.

re-installed my new sump, and drove it around the block. Pulls well, and with the new tyres, no more scrubbing in the rear! Just waiting on the Ed Raether steering box mount fix, and i'm good to hit hte hills.

Das_Prachtstraße
Posted: Nov 16, 2011 2:15 PM Post subject:
re-installed my new sump, and drove it around the block. Pulls well, and with the new tyres, no more scrubbing in the rear! Just waiting on the Ed Raether steering box mount fix, and i'm good to hit hte hills.

Turbo on, i take it?

Stole all the bulbs, lighted window switches, trunk carpet, and headlights from the parts car.

Installed the window switches and trunk carpet. Stashed the bulbs and holders in the garage...

R&R the left rear window motor and reg, attempted to diagnose a totally dead central locking system (it wasn't the controller), and cleaned and adjusted the throttle body in preparation for my weekend trip down to Portland, OR with the ladyfriend.

Whilst looking for a fuse I found an unreadable CCA card under the tool kit foam. Definately from the PO.

Just finished replacing the brake master cylinder and brake bomb. Whew! Glad that's over and the '33 is back on the road.

Wasn't able to replace the hose between the clutch MC and brake reservoir, so that'll need to happen soon.

Now the heater blower is starting to squeal, so I have a project for the weekend.